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Netherlands: Mass police surveillance of protests part of 'growing control culture' - new report

“All facial recognition technology for identification purposes should be banned and clear rules for police surveillance at protests must be established.” - Dagmar Oudshoorn Fear amongst protestors...

France: Government must stop using dangerous AI-powered surveillance to tackle benefit fraud

Authorities must immediately stop using discriminatory algorithm used by the social security agency The risk-scoring system treats marginalised individuals with suspicion ‘This system operates in...

Gaza: Israel must rescind unlawful evacuation orders in the north

Israel issued so-called ‘evacuation’ orders to cities and camps across North Gaza governorate on 7, 10 and 12 October 400,000 civilians currently enduring a siege with little food, fuel or clean water...

UK: new touring Palestine photography exhibition to launch in Birmingham

Amnesty International UK is supporting a new touring exhibition from photographers and activists which aims to increase awareness about Israeli apartheid and raise funds for grassroots human rights...

Global: Electric car industry rankings expose companies failing to protect human rights - New Report

World’s leading electric car manufacturers are failing to adequately demonstrate how they address risks in their mineral supply chains BYD, Mitsubishi and Hyundai scored worst, while Mercedes-Benz and...

UK: After 100 days in office Government must speed up pace of restoring human rights

Amnesty issues key human rights calls on asylum, Northern Ireland, arms to Israel, homelessness, and protests Sixty-three per cent of UK population think Government needs to commit to improving and...

UK: Alaa Abdel Fattah's family to hold in-conversation event ahead of jailed activist's book launch

On Tuesday 22 October (7-9pm), Amnesty International UK will host an in-conversation event at its east London offices with the family of Alaa Abdel Fattah, the UK national arbitrarily detained in...

Northern Ireland: Journalists, lawyers and NGOs urged to make surveillance concerns known to KC-led investigation 

One week left to respond to Angus McCullough KC call for evidence ‘ We now need answers to wider questions about the full extent of police use and misuse of secret surveillance powers in Northern...

Iraq: Proposed legal changes could see girls as young as nine forcibly married

Girls as young as nine could be forcibly married, and protections regarding divorce and inheritance potentially removed Urgent legal reforms are needed to protect Iraqi women and girls’ rights and...

Lebanon: Israel's evacuation warnings have been 'misleading and inadequate' - new analysis

Analysis of more than a dozen Israeli evacuation warnings show how Lebanese civilians were given contradictory information and exposed to heightened danger Some warnings issued in middle of night on...